Shameless Promotion

One of my poems, Tasting Truth, has been selected for inclusion in PoetryDances.com's selected poetry for this quarter.  I'm very proud of this as I am in the company of very good poets.  I hope you take time to check out the offerings on PoetryDances.com.  If you like poetry, this is the place to come and read some of the best on the Web.  (Of course, I might be just a tad prejudiced, hhhmmmm?)

http://www.poetrydances.com/Poemsaugoct09.htm

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Literati

Isn't it amazing the way words affect us? Just small marks on a page, or on a screen, yet they give life to imagery and emotion. They incite, invite, impassion and enrapture us. There are those among us with a special mastery of words, that have the ability to imbue the everyday minutia with magic. Billy Collins is one such master; it seems as though nothing escapes his notice, and he writes about everything.

If you live in the Tulsa, OK area, the University of Tulsa is hosting a presentation by Billy Collins in April. If you have read his work, you know what I mean about enrapturing. If you have never read his work, go now and get a book of his poetry from your nearest bookstore or library, and immerse yourself in an amazing world.

Billy Collins, U.S. Poet Laureate 2001 - 2003
University of Tulsa - April 2, 2009 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.
http://www.utulsa.edu/en/about-TU/news-events-publications/UniversityNews/2009/March/FormerPoetLaureateBillyCollinsatTUApril%202.aspx
http://tulsacreativenetwork.ning.com/events/former-poet-laureate-billy

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